Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Friends Meeting House

By William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2018

1. Friends Meeting House Marker

Inscription.

Friends Meeting House. .

Built in 1782 by Quakers who had settled Adams (then East Hoosuc) from Smithfield, R. I. and Dartmouth, Mass. in 1769. Coming together from the farms in this valley, the Friends worshipped here for sixty years before the meeting was laid down upon their removal to Western New York. The famous suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, grew up in this meeting and from her Quaker background developed her concerns for temperance and freedom for women. The building, unchanged since 1782, displays a variety of handiworks — symbol of the Quaker convincement that each man must be guided by his own inner light.

Built in 1782 by Quakers who had settled Adams (then East Hoosuc) from Smithfield, R. I. and Dartmouth, Mass. in 1769. Coming together from the farms in this valley, the Friends worshipped here for sixty years before the meeting was laid down upon their removal to Western New York. The famous suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, grew up in this meeting and from her Quaker background developed her concerns for temperance and freedom for women. The building, unchanged since 1782, displays a variety of handiworks — symbol of the Quaker convincement that each man must be guided by his own inner light.

Erected 1959 by Adams Society of Friends Descendants.

Location. 42° 37.623′ N, 73° 7.54′ W. Marker is in Adams, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Touch for map. Marker and meeting house are in Maple Street Cemetery, about 100 feet SE from the cemetery's Notch Street entrance. Marker is in this post office area: Adams MA 01220, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2018. This page originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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